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There was a bit of a wildfire this afternoon just north of us. Its really no surprise as this week is Sān yuè jié (third month festival) and qīngmíng jié (tomb sweeping festival) when locals visit and worship their dead relatives. Visitations are accompanied by prayers, offerings, incense burning and several rounds of smokes. Anyway, the exciting part was getting to see the Forest Service helicopter getting pulled into action bringing buckets from the lake. It was enormous -- looked like maybe a Mil Mi-6? A beast of a helicopter.